Vocab Booster SAT Supplement Vocabulary: Business Words

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  1. benefactor
    a person who helps people or institutions
  2. clientele
    customers collectively
  3. entrepreneur
    someone who organizes a business venture
  4. magnate
    a very wealthy or powerful businessperson
  5. patron
    someone who supports or champions something
  6. tycoon
    a very wealthy or powerful businessperson
  7. accrue
    grow by addition
  8. afford
    have the financial means to do something or buy something
  9. appraise
    consider in a comprehensive way
  10. liquidate
    eliminate a debt by paying it off
  11. mercantile
    relating to or characteristic of trade or traders
  12. prospect
    the possibility of future success
  13. earn
    acquire or deserve by one's efforts or actions
  14. finances
    assets in the form of money
  15. fund
    a reserve of money set aside for some purpose
  16. pecuniary
    relating to or involving money
  17. rebate
    a refund of some fraction of the amount paid
  18. reimburse
    pay back for some expense incurred
  19. remuneration
    paying for goods or services or to recompense for losses
  20. subsidize
    support, as through grants or other funds
  21. artisan
    a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft
  22. colleague
    an associate that one works with
  23. labor
    any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
  24. menial
    relating to unskilled work, especially domestic work
  25. quarry
    animal hunted or caught for food
  26. refinery
    an industrial plant for purifying a crude substance
  27. vocation
    the particular occupation for which you are trained
  28. accoutrement
    accessory or supplementary item of clothing
  29. amenity
    something that provides value, pleasure, or convenience
  30. barometer
    an instrument that measures atmospheric pressure
  31. cauldron
    a very large pot that is used for boiling
  32. conduit
    a passage through which water or electric wires can pass
  33. implement
    a piece of equipment or a tool used for a specific purpose
  34. lance
    a long pointed rod used as a weapon
  35. mallet
    a tool resembling a hammer but with a large head
  36. mechanism
    device consisting of a piece of machinery
  37. odometer
    instrument in a vehicle that measures the distance traveled
  38. receptacle
    a container that is used to put or keep things in
  39. forge
    create by hammering
  40. galvanize
    stimulate (muscles) by administering a shock
  41. hoist
    raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help
  42. hone
    sharpen with a whetstone
  43. inventory
    a detailed list of all the items in stock
  44. meld
    mix or become mixed together
  45. pulverize
    make into a powder by breaking up or cause to become dust
  46. refine
    reduce to a pure state
  47. smelt
    extract by heating, as a metal
  48. synthesize
    combine and form a complex whole
  49. whet
    sharpen by rubbing
Created on Fri Jan 31 17:04:07 EST 2020 (updated Thu Apr 02 20:08:19 EDT 2020)

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